Fairport BBC set

[Jim]

they used to nbill it as the string quartet with Swarb and Peggy on fiddle, Simon on viola and DM on bass

[Mindwarper]

Great link!!!!

I see some very interesting stuff.

Danish Television, Copenhagen, November 1969

   1. The Deserter [trad. arr. Fairport Convention]
   2. Matty Groves [trad. arr. Fairport Convention]
   3. Crazy Man Michael [Richard Thompson, Dace Swarbrick]


 Does the video still exist?

I am no expert on these sessions, as I don't have any of the boots, just the released versions on Heyday, and the Fairport, Swarb and Sandy boxsets, but there is what seems to be quite a full list of BBC sessions on Reinhard Zierke's website.

The address is: http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/fairport/records/broadcast.html

It also says which tracks have been released, and where, but it may not be a complete list - I think some other sessions are mentioned in this discussion that aren't on there.

[Pat Helms]

I think this is the third time I've mentioned it, but I have an absolutely killer BBC version of Morning Glory from the WWDOOH era, with Sandy singing Ms. Dyble's part.  RT's solo blows like a rocket, until the announcer fades it out  babbling about all his "groovy friends" and other nonsense.  To have included the uninterrupted master of this rendition would have made it an unquestioned highlight in the set - I guarantee it!

[jude]

I think this is the third time I've mentioned it, but I have an absolutely killer BBC version of Morning Glory from the WWDOOH era, with Sandy singing Ms. Dyble's part.  RT's solo blows like a rocket, until the announcer fades it out   babbling about all his "groovy friends" and other nonsense.  To have included the uninterrupted master of this rendition would have made it an unquestioned highlight in the set - I guarantee it!

Ahem! I never did sing Morning Glory, I just played recorder on it and I shouldn't think she sang that bit

Iain sang it....

[Pat Helms]

.....and a wonderful touch (the recorder) that was, Jude!    Sandy sang harmony only.  I thought you sang the harmony during the chorus and the played recorder during the verse.  Sorry to have been mistaken!  

[jude]

.....and a wonderful touch (the recorder) that was, Jude!    Sandy sang harmony only.  I thought you sang the harmony during the chorus and the played recorder during the verse.  Sorry to have been mistaken!  

Don't worry wiley, I just had another listen, I didn't sing on it, just played recorder. I haven't listened to other versions for a long time, prob Sandy did sing a fab harmony to it.

[Pat Helms]

She did okay.  Its mainly Mr. Thompson's solo that makes it stand out so much - mercy me, its a peach!

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We are so lucky that some of these BBC sessions from the sixties have survived.  Such wonderful performances, a truly great band.  

[Jules Gray]

We are so lucky that some of these BBC sessions from the sixties have survived.  Such wonderful performances, a truly great band.  

We're a little unlucky though that the opportunity for doing the definitive Fairport BBC set was slightly let down by less than impeccable research and a few missed gems.

Jules

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We're a little unlucky though that the opportunity for doing the definitive Fairport BBC set was slightly let down by less than impeccable research and a few missed gems.

Jules
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I agree with you.  There are several rough sounding "off-air" recordings on various boots, these could have been used I'm sure.  And to miss out "Mr Lacey" when it was issued in the !970s on an Rt comp, thats a major oversight.
Thank god for CD burners....

[Mindwarper]

I still think a bonus cd of the unreleased tracks for the talk awhilers would be great.

[Jules Gray]

I still think a bonus cd of the unreleased tracks for the talk awhilers would be great.

That's a fine and noble idea!

Jules